Reviews by GCBrewingCo:

The beer poured into the glass slightly hazy amber golden with a very low and light white head which left quickly without leaveing a trace.

The aroma was malty with a strong caramel presence and some toffee. The beer was also slightly fruity and just a bit nutty.

The flavor was malty with a bittering and flavor aspect that was decidedly citrus, but not at a high level. The hop bittering and flavor was more muted and aged in nature. The malt was caramel and toffee and began just a bit sweet but nicely fruity.

The finish was dry with a lasting impression of the citrus bittering into the aftertaste. The body was medium. This was not a bad beer, but did not have much in the way of character and interest.

12 ounce bottle which the label says is made by Great Plains Brewery. Thanks babydoc for the surprize bottle from KS!

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I got this beer in the mail from babydoc. I had never talked to him before I got the beer. He just happened to be looking at my profile, and noticed that I havent reviewed a beer from Kansas. He helped my out with that. Tuns of beer karma to you babydoc.

This beer pours a light orangish brown color. It sports a very thin white head. The head fades a little too fast, leaving very few laces. Many tiny bubbles of carbonation rise from the bottom of the glass.

This beer smells malty. I detect some bready aroma. A light hop profile is present. It has a sweet caramel aroma. I can also detect a nutty aroma. This beer smells quite similar to Fat Tire.

This beer has a nutty flavor. I can taste other thngs, but nuttyness is the strongest. It also has some bready flavor. The malty caramel sweet flavor is pleasent. Not much on hops. I think the nutty flavor might be just a little bit much.

This beer goes down smooth, leaving a nutty aftertaste. It is less carbonated that I was led to believe by the appearance, but it is still well carbonated.

I think this beer might be a decent session beer if you can get past the strong nutty flavor. Although I am not too sure, I think the ABV is realtively low, so putting down a few would not be a problem. I doubt I will ever drink this one again. Thank you very much babydoc for helping me knock off another state. Sometime, when you least expect it, you will get what is coming to you.

Flying Monkey is a very cheesy name for a beer from Kansas. Maybe Toto was trademarked?

Hazy, tawny-coppery amber in hue with a bronze influence that dulls the color. No animation was noticed, even when I held the beer to a light. The head was off-white in color, at the apex it was a half finger in height, then it quickly petered out to a soapy cap and then to a thin collar. Subsequent lacing was patchy. The appearance is very ordinary. The nose is malty. I guess I as expecting an Amber Ale that was Americanized since that seems to be the trend in the US. Maybe I was foolish to expect a marketing beer like this would be hoppy. The malt comes off very wide, light sweetness with honey infused and some vague caramel aromas as well. Hops were not noticeable. Potency is modest but even if it were louder it wouldnt matter because it isnt saying much anyway. Apathetic. The palate is very ordinary. Simple from start to finish, there isnt any flavors that are off-putting, in part, because there isnt much flavor to begin with. Sure, it is malty but clumsily so. Light sweetness, some honey, and faint hints of toasty caramel-coated biscuits. Insignificant bitterness. Suggestions of grain. Very vague fruitiness that suggests this beer is an ale. Hops dont offer any noteworthy flavors. The finish is like every other beer Ive had from this brewery. I assume soy is used here too, maybe not. Maybe it is the house yeast that I dont dig. Still the palate is okay, it might be the best beer Ive had from these guys that doesnt say much about this brewery does it? Medium/medium-light in body, there is very low carbonation which helps produce a sluggish mouthfeel. At least this beer has some body. Still, more carbonation is needed to cut the sweetness from the tongue or if this beer had some bitterness that would work too. I cant see myself buying another bottle of this. I might try it again, on-tap, in a pinch, that circumstance is unlikely though. Drinkability is sketchy. This is a crossover beer at best. I bought a bottle in Brookfield, WI.

Bought this 4 months ago in Wisconsin, lets see how it held up. You get one inch of light tan head that fades fast leaving just a skim and a quarter inch of lace. Body is a very light honey tone. Nose is soft but has tones of minerals and nutty rustic tones, very standard for the style. Taste is very thin and a bit watered down. The same dose of minerals and woodsy nuttieness is there although somewhat soft. Flavor profile is a bit weak. Mouthfeel is a little carmelized and slightly thick. Not bad drinkability at all.

Big thanks goes out to a certain kind BA who sent me this bottle, just to help me knock another state off my list. Twelve ounce bottle was served cold, right out of the fridge and poured into a pint glass. Consumed on 11/26/2008.

This one poured out a nice and lightly hazed amber color. Some carbonation was visible streaming up from the bottom of the glass and this formed into a nice sized white head on the top of the glass. Some settling produced a nice looking lacing on the sides.

The aroma was nice, a touch light but what was there was very pleasing. Rich notes of bready malts, and a touch of light hops dancing throughout. Carried over well into the flavor. Nice light touches of hops that punctuated a mostly malty red ale. Smooth carbonation and a not too heavy profile led to this being a nice and very sessionable little ale.

Overall not bad at all. A quality little beer that I would have no issue with trying again any day. Glad I got a chance to try this one.

Pours a light copper color little touches of brown with an off white head that falls and leaves some good lacing behind.

Aroma is toasted malts light hints of honey right after the pour but they vanish leaving light nuttiness instead, some light floral hops in the background.

Taste is nice toasted malts some bready flavors with light nuttiness from the toasting. Has a nice floral/herbal hop flavors along with some light bitterness that lingers. Overall a decent amber ale good flavors nice fell also.

Mouthfeel is good a nice smooth brew about medium. Its smooth but a little zesty for the finish.

Drinkability is good enjoying this one don't know if I was in the mood for an amber or this is just tasty. Want to thank BCG BIF and babydoc for this one.

Pours a chilled haze amber with a quickly disappearing thin head that becomes a thin island of a patch.

The smell is of caramel and slight toast. Slight light tropical fruity hop notes in the back. Mild, but nice.

The taste is of caramel with supporting tropical fruit notes. Slightly toasted bread is present, but not assertive. Some buttery notes appear as the beer warms a bit. A slight astringency is there. Finishes on the sweet side, though the hops are not forgotten. Medium-bodied.

Overall, while nothing particularly newsworthy, it's a pretty decent amber ale and one I'm glad I got to try!

Poured into a standard pint glass. The beer is a light brown-amber color. A light cream colored head dissipates to a fine film with good sticky lacing. The beer smells bready and of malts. The beer tastes bready, doughy, and malty. It's a very mild taste and very drinkable. There's a slightly hoppy finish. The mouthfeel is medium to light bodied, very drinkable.

Overall, not the best amber ale around, but a sentimental home-state favorite. Very easy drinking.

This was presented with a light, white head that dissipated very quickly. It had a slightly sweet nose and the beer was a good golden color. The mouthfeel was thin and I got a light sweetness in the mouth and on the palate. The finish was lightly sweet and not very satisfying. Overall, I was unimpressed.

Pours unfiltered light amber with 2 fingered head that persist a couple of minutes leaving a white ring of fine foam.

Aroma is all malt with some C-60 and toffee dominating fruity esters from the neutral Whitbred yeast at cool end of fermentation range.

Flavors fallow with some citrus from hops. Seems out of balance at beginning but sweet maltiness is diminished in finish by a little hint of hop IBUs. Flying Monkey is a good brewery to keep an eye on - after a couple of days at their Olathe KS brewery I have a very good impression of their operation.

Although I usually don't like caramel (C-60) flavors this was quite drinkable.

Thanks to Chao Lee (Masterbrewer) and owners of Flying Monkey for the tour and letting me enjoy your fresh beer.

Into a pint glass, pours a nice amber color, decent whitish head to start off, ok lacing. The aroma is not all that great, some caramels are all that salvage an otherwise metallic and stale nose. The taste really isn't much better, some caramel and toffee but too grainy, and again some weird, stale, metallic, cardboard, funk. I'm not a fan of ambers usually, but this one is just confusing. The mouth is good, decent body and carbonation, but no mouth can save this beer. Not recommended.

Pours a clear, copper color. 1/5 inch head of an off-white color. Slight retention and slight lacing. Smells of pale malt, slight sweet malt, hint of roasted malt, hint of caramel malt, hint of hop, and a hint of grass. Fits the style of an American Amber / Red Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of sweet malt, slight pale malt, slight hop, and a hint of roasted malt. Overall, average appearance, aroma, and body.